Equal Ground Action Fund INC FY2020 filing

Not tax-deductible

Orlando, FL501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 83-4432795Revenue $912K in FY2020

On file with the IRSequal-ground.com424 E Central Blvd Suite 650, 32801-1923 · Orlando, FLTax-exempt since Sep 2021

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To educate and inform the rising american electorate on current progressive issues; to gather, analyze and disseminate data and public opinion research to advance progressive legislation and policies

71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $245K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$912K
Spent
$407K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$505K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$912K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$912K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$600K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$11K
Expenses
$407K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$618K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$140K
Net assets
$505K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$505K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$100K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $287K Management & general 29% · $119K Fundraising 0% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jasmine Burney’s $2K as Executive Director is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 240 <$100K civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates young voters on progressive issues and uses research to advance related legislation.

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1 program · $287K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Attended local, state and federal legislative sessions, engageed in social media and in person infomation dissemenation campaigns, sent mass text, email and mail candidate information to electorate

$287Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
America VotesFY2022$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$245K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$912K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$912K
Money outPt IX
$407K
Ln 25
Programscol B$287K
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$505K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K
Total assetsLn 16$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$912K
Total revenueLn 12$912K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$224K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$224K
Total assetsLn 16$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$505K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5145
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163$224K
Total assetsLn 16$163$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$163$505K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$26K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$158K$141K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$2K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$40K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$45K$45K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$54K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$343$343
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$14K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$4K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$975
InsuranceLn 23$668$515$153
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K$287K$119K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $11K$140K−$129K$100K 990 PDF
FY2023 $103K$156K−$53K$229K 990 PDF
FY2022 $600K$618K−$18K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 $20K$177K−$156K$349K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $912K$407K$505K$505K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $911,861 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $911,861$0
I-9 Program service revenue$911,861
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $911,861$911,861
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $263,451$263,230
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,500$1,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,987$142,209
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $401,938$406,939
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $509,923$504,922
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $911,861 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $911,861$911,861
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $911,861 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$911,861
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $406,939 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,537 · Management $25,537$51,074
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $141,111 · Management $17,123$158,234
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,550 · Management $8,591$10,141
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,585 · Management $4,196$43,781
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $44,865$44,865
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,778$1,778
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $53,660$53,660
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,500$1,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $343$343
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,819 · Management $1,102$14,921
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,105 · Management $1,441$7,546
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,772 · Management $3,610$10,382
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,071 · Management $975$3,046
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $515 · Management $153$668
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,000$5,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $286,930 · Management $118,509 · Fundraising $1,500$406,939
Part X · Balance sheet $506,591 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163$224,143
X-4 Accounts receivable$282,448
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163$506,591
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,505
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,505
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $163$505,086
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $163$505,086
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163$506,591
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $505,086 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$911,861
XI-2 Total expenses$406,939
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$504,922
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$163
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$505,086

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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